Autonomous Vehicle News
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed to detect mines and a first of its kind in the country was launched here on Friday. Autonomous underwater vehicle 'Neerakshi'(X/PRO Defence Kolkata)The AUV named 'Neerakshi' is a collaboration of Kolkata-based warshipmaker Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd and MSME entity AEPL, officials said. "This can be used for a variety of functions ranging from mine detection to mine disposal to underwater survey," he said. GRSE has expressed its wish to make autonomous sea surface vehicles, a sea-based drone and look at green propulsion for ships as well as other platforms. The GRSE wants to foray into all the three domains of autonomous platforms - sub-surface, surface and aerial, he said.